It was early morning. The dew still clung to the petals of the courtyard garden as Edwin Ng sat quietly, watching the sky shift from gray to gold. Grace sat beside him, wrapped in a shawl, her fingers gently intertwined with his. Neither of them spoke. They didn’t need to.…
-
Blog - God-centered courtship & marriage - Love & Relationships - Real love stories (fictional or real-life)
-
Blog - God-centered courtship & marriage - Love & Relationships - Real love stories (fictional or real-life)
Chapter 19: Echoes of the Founders
The old mango tree behind NewFrame House stretched higher than ever, its branches heavy with fruit. Edwin Ng liked to sit beneath it in the early morning, a wool blanket over his knees, watching the sky pinken while humming the hymn that had followed him since boyhood: Great is Thy…
-
Blog - God-centered courtship & marriage - Love & Relationships - Real love stories (fictional or real-life)
A Beautiful Destined Encounter
Some encounters are so special they leave a lasting mark on your soul—moments too meaningful to share with just anyone. Mine happened long ago, and it’s a memory I still hold close. It was a busy day at church. We’d spent the afternoon sharing the Good News at Luneta Park,…
-
Blog - God-centered courtship & marriage - Love & Relationships - Real love stories (fictional or real-life)
Chapter 18: The Underground Awakening
It started with a whisper. A small prayer circle in the school garden — five girls and a boy, holding hands, asking God to heal their friend’s broken heart. It wasn’t planned.It wasn’t posted.But God heard it. And in that space — under the shade of a tree and the…
-
Blog - God-centered courtship & marriage - Love & Relationships - Real love stories (fictional or real-life)
Chapter 17: When the Flame Grows Heavy
The invitations came faster than Daniel could answer them. Uganda. Brazil. South Korea. The UK.Churches, NGOs, government agencies — all asking for NewFrame’s guidance in replicating its model: discipleship, healing, and empowerment. What began in the broken hallways of Daniel’s youth had become a global movement. By the time he…
-
God-centered courtship & marriage - Love & Relationships - Real love stories (fictional or real-life)
Chapter 15: The Child of Promise
She came quietly — no complications, no drama. Just a soft cry and a rush of peace that flooded the hospital room like sunlight breaking through clouds. Judea Grace Ng was born at 6:43 AM on a Tuesday, wrapped in layers of answered prayers and holy promises. Grace held her close, weeping.…
-
God-centered courtship & marriage - Love & Relationships - Real love stories (fictional or real-life)
Chapter 14: Sons of Purpose, Daughters of Light
The building looked like a dream. Steel beams. Sunlight pouring through wide windows. Rooms filled with color and possibility. What was once an abandoned warehouse now stood as the NewFrame Leadership Academy — a school built not just for education, but for transformation. At 21, Daniel Cruz-Ng, now legally and lovingly the…
-
God-centered courtship & marriage - Love & Relationships - Real love stories (fictional or real-life)
Chapter 12: A House for One Becomes a Home for Many
It wasn’t a ceremony.There were no streamers or balloons.Just one bag, one nervous teenager, and a quiet knock on the door. When Daniel stepped into Edwin and Grace’s home that spring afternoon, he wasn’t sure what to expect. He had been moved from home to home — some kind, some cold. But…
-
God-centered courtship & marriage - Long-distance or second-chance romance - Love & Relationships - Real love stories (fictional or real-life)
Chapter 11: Hope in the Waiting Womb
The morning was slow and quiet. Grace sat by the kitchen window, hands wrapped around a mug of ginger tea, her eyes lost in the grey sky. Edwin was still asleep, the apartment still. Outside, the world went on — but inside her heart, something sacred was stirring. They had been trying…